Feel It Still – English Lyrics

• By: Portugal. The Man
• Album: Woodstock

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Can't keep my hands to myself

Think I'll dust 'em off, put 'em back up on the shelf

In case my little baby girl is in need

Am I coming out of left field?

Ooh-woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now

I been feeling it since 1966, now

Might be over now, but I feel it still

Ooh-woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now

Let me kick it like it's 1986, now

Might be over now, but I feel it still

Got another mouth to feed

Leave it with a baby sitter, mama, call the grave digger

Gone with the fallen leaves

Am I coming out of left field?

Ooh-woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now

I been feeling it since 1966, now

Might've had your fill, but you feel it still

Ooh-woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now

Let me kick it like it's 1986, now

Might be over now, but I feel it still

We could fight a war for peace

(Ooh-woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now)

Give in to that easy living

Goodbye to my hopes and dreams

Start flipping for my enemies

We could wait until the walls come down

(Ooh-woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now)

It's time to give a little to the kids in the middle

But, oh, until it falls won't bother me

Is it coming?

Is it coming?

Is it coming?

Is it coming?

Is it coming?

Is it coming back?

Ooh-woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks

Yeah, your love is an abyss for my heart to eclipse, now

Might be over now, but I feel it still

Ooh-woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now

I've been feeling it since 1966, now

Might be over now, but I feel it still

Ooh-woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now

Let me kick it like it's 1986, now

Might be over now, but I feel it still

Might've had your fill, but I feel it still

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rebel /ˈrɛbəl/ B2	noun - a person who opposes authority adjective - resisting authority or control
kick /kɪk/ A2	verb - to strike with the foot noun - a forceful blow with the foot
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ B1	noun - an emotional state verb - to experience an emotion
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection verb - to feel deep affection
war /wɔːr/ B1	noun - armed conflict between groups
peace /piːs/ B1	noun - state of tranquility and harmony
abyss /əˈbɪs/ C1	noun - a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - organ that pumps blood; also the centre of emotions
eclipse /ɪˈklɪps/ C1	noun - occultation of one celestial body by another verb - to obscure or hide
kid /kɪd/ A1	noun - a child
middle /ˈmɪdl/ A2	noun - the central part adjective - central, situated in the middle
walls /wɔːlz/ A2	noun - vertical structures that enclose or divide spaces
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - to drop down or descend noun - the act of dropping; a descent
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - to hand over or provide
hope /hoʊp/ B1	noun - a desire for a certain thing to happen verb - to desire something to happen
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts or images during sleep; an aspiration verb - to experience dreams; to imagine
fight /faɪt/ B1	verb - to engage in combat or struggle noun - a struggle or battle
left /lɛft/ A2	adjective - situated on the left side
field /fiːld/ B1	noun - an open land area; a particular area of study

Key Grammar Structures

• Can't keep my hands to myself

  ➔ Modal verb "can't" + reflexive pronoun "myself"

  ➔ "Can't" expresses inability. "Myself" reflects the action back to the subject (I). The entire sentence means 'I am unable to stop myself from touching things'.

• Think I'll dust 'em off, put 'em back up on the shelf

  ➔ Contraction "I'll" (I will) + phrasal verb "dust 'em off" + phrasal verb "put 'em back up"

  ➔ "I'll" is a contraction of "I will", indicating future action. "Dust 'em off" means to clean something. "Put 'em back up" means to return something to its original location.

• In case my little baby girl is in need

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction "in case" + subjunctive mood (implied)

  ➔ "In case" introduces a condition. The subjunctive mood is implied, suggesting a hypothetical situation. The sentence means 'If it happens that my daughter needs something'.

• Am I coming out of left field?

  ➔ Question formation with "am" (present continuous)

  ➔ This is a question in the present continuous tense. "Am" precedes the subject "I" to form the question. The phrase "out of left field" is an idiom.

• I been feeling it since 1966, now

  ➔ Contraction "I been" (I have been) + present perfect continuous tense + "since" + specific date

  ➔ "I been" is a colloquial contraction of "I have been". The present perfect continuous tense indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present. "Since" specifies the starting point in time.

• Might be over now, but I feel it still

  ➔ Modal verb "might" + passive voice ("be over") + adverb "still"

  ➔ "Might" expresses possibility. "Be over" implies that something has ended. "Still" indicates that the feeling persists despite the event being over. The conjunction "but" creates a contrast.